Bradley loses comeback bid in Compton mayoral race

COMPTON, Calif. 
Voters in Compton have rejected their former mayor, who's facing retrial in a corruption case.

Omar Bradley's comeback bid fell short in Tuesday's election. The Los Angeles Times (
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) says Bradley received 36.2 percent of the vote. Urban planner Aja Brown got 63.7 percent to become the new mayor.

Bradley served two terms as mayor but he was convicted in 2004 of misappropriating public funds. Prosecutors say he used a city-issued credit card for personal expenses, including shoes, cigars and a hotel stay.

An appeals court tossed the conviction last August but prosecutors plan to retry him.

Voters in the Los Angeles suburb also elected their first Latino councilman, Issac Galvan. Latinos have long been a majority in the city.